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This is what the Syrian election looks like in Lebanon - Washington Post (blog) Wed, 28 May 2014 16:16:17 GMT

Washington Post (blog)

This is what the Syrian election looks like in Lebanon Washington Post (blog) (Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images). While it's tempting to casually dismiss the upcoming Syrian election as a pointless exercise in legitimizing Bashar al-Assad's rule, the scenes today in Lebanon are a clear reminder that a lot of people feel very strongly ... Huge turnout for Syrian vote in LebanonAljazeera.com Syria election: Refugees vote in Lebanon and JordanBBC News Syrians in Lebanon can vote on June 3The Daily Star ABC News -The Guardian all 1,052 news articles »

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Lebanon's ambassador to South Korea dies in car accident - The Daily Star Thu, 29 May 2014 07:24:15 GMT

The Daily Star

Lebanon's ambassador to South Korea dies in car accident The Daily Star SEOUL: Police in South Korea say Lebanon's ambassador to the Asian country has died in a car accident. Officers say Ambassador Jad Saeed al-Hassan was driving his car by himself Thursday when it hit another vehicle inside a tunnel in Seoul. They say ... Lebanon envoy dies in S. Korea car accidentArab News Lebanon's envoy dies in Namsan Tunnel accidentKorea JoongAng Daily 1st LD Writethru: Lebanon ambassador to S. Korea killed in car accidentGlobalPost Shanghai Daily (subscription) all 37 news articles »

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Syrians in Lebanon Flood Polling Place, Choosing Assad Out of Fervor or Fear - New York Times Thu, 29 May 2014 02:36:22 GMT

Syrians in Lebanon Flood Polling Place, Choosing Assad Out of Fervor or Fear New York Times YARZE, Lebanon — Syrians living in Lebanon swarmed their country's embassy here on Wednesday to cast early ballots in a sharply disputed presidential election that is virtually sure to keep President Bashar al-Assad in power, turning out in numbers ...

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Germany pledges $6.8M for refugees - The Daily Star Thu, 29 May 2014 21:31:58 GMT

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Germany pledges $6.8M for refugees The Daily Star Steinmeier made the announcement during a news conference in Beirut after meeting with Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil. Steinmeier acknowledged that the refugee crisis has had a profound effect on Lebanon, the only country neighboring Syria that has ... Germany offers conference to help Lebanon with Syria refugeesYahoo News “Lebanon Spear Head in Fight against Terrorism”Al-Manar TV Bassil: Lebanon spear head in fight against terrorismiloubnan.info Europe Online Magazine all 17 news articles »

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Lebanon, a land of fat boys: study - The Daily Star Thu, 29 May 2014 15:04:09 GMT

The Daily Star

Lebanon, a land of fat boys: study The Daily Star The percentage of boys under twenty who are obese in Lebanon range between 13 to 19.1 percent, placing the Mediterranean nation at fifth in the world, tied with the Caribbean nation The Bahamas. The findings are according to a recently released global ... and more »

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Kerry urges speedy presidential election in Lebanon - The Daily Star Thu, 29 May 2014 15:22:42 GMT

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Kerry urges speedy presidential election in Lebanon The Daily Star According to Sleiman's office, Kerry phoned the former president and congratulated him on his efforts to protect Lebanon's sovereignty and stability and preserve national unity despite neighboring turmoil ad violence. Kerry reiterated his country's ... UN voices concern over Lebanon presidential deadlockPress TV UN urges Lebanon election as soon as possibleYahoo News 1st LD: UN Security Council urges early presidential elections in LebanonGlobalPost all 15 news articles »

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Beirut roads paralyzed by Syrian voters headed to polls - The Daily Star Wed, 28 May 2014 09:46:51 GMT

Beirut roads paralyzed by Syrian voters headed to polls The Daily Star “Today is the end of the Arab Spring, this American project,” Mohammad Jamous, a refugee residing in south Lebanon, said as he boarded a bus in Sidon to head to the embassy. However, the whispers behind the scenes were not as glorifying to Assad as ...

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Lebanese Patriarch Embraces Exiled Militiamen - ABC News Wed, 28 May 2014 20:26:22 GMT

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Lebanese Patriarch Embraces Exiled Militiamen ABC News The leader of Lebanon's Maronite Catholic church celebrated an outdoor Mass Wednesday for hundreds of exiled countrymen who are considered traitors by many back home for helping Israel maintain an 18-year occupation of south Lebanon. Cardinal ... Rai working to bring ex-SLA members homeThe Daily Star Former SLA Soldiers Claim Lebanon Has 'Disowned' ThemArutz Sheva Former pro-Israel Lebanese soldiers ask Patriarch to help them return to LebanonMiddle East Monitor all 141 news articles »

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Harding Elementary students in Lebanon join fight against cancer - Lebanon Daily News Thu, 29 May 2014 21:27:01 GMT

Harding Elementary students in Lebanon join fight against cancer Lebanon Daily News Gaven Ruth, 8, hands a ball to Steven Davidson, 8, during a relay race at Relay Recess Thursday at Harding Elementary School in Lebanon. The students at Harding raised more than 5,400 in six weeks for Relay for Life of Lebanon County. Relay for Life is ... and more »

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Eichhorst: Pursuit of consensus drag on economy - The Daily Star Thu, 29 May 2014 21:20:28 GMT

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Eichhorst: Pursuit of consensus drag on economy The Daily Star BEIRUT: The inability of Lebanon's political groups to reach consensus is weighing heavily on a variety of economic sectors in the country, a high-ranking representative of the EU in Lebanon said Thursday. “I think that in Lebanon it is really the idea ...